moschate

[ mos-keyt, -kit ]

/ ˈmɒs keɪt, -kɪt /

adjective

having a musky smell.

Nearby words

mosasaur, mosasaurus, mosbacher, mosby, mosby, john singleton, moschate, moschatel, mosconi, mosconi, willie, moscow, moscow art theater

Origin of moschate

1820–30; < New Latin moschātus, equivalent to Medieval Latin mosch(us) musk + Latin -ātus -ate¹

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